The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-09-23

All Differences Adjusted and Ticket for DIrec.
tors Practically Agreed Upon-Synopsis Of Man.
ager Cakes Report.
New York Telegram: The Northern Pa
cfc election contest was virtually settled
Monday evening the 18th inst, at con-
ference at the Brevoort house. There were
present Charles B. Wright, Henry Willard,
Thomas +. Oakes, Gen. G. H. I. Collins,
$. P. Cheney, Robert Harris, August
L. Colby. John b. Trevor and
other parties in interest. A ticket for di-
rectors was practically agreed on, and
there will be no protest on Thursday when
the annual election takes place. When the
old management counted up their proxies
they found they had 46S. 900 shares, or
several thousand more than a majority
phia will vote nearly 25O.OOn. The op.
position figure up noarly 100000 shares
Of which 2o3, belong to the Oregon
Transcontinental company. 1t ia proba.
bly, all settled that Mr.. Wright Will concede
-four. directors to the Union Pacific, Ore.
gon Wisconsin Central interests, and that
John +. Rockefeller. Charles l.. Colby OF
the, Wisconsin Central, John B. Trevor
and Henry Willard will go into
the Northern Pacific board. The
other nine members OF the board will
be taken from the present directory. Pres
ident Harris will be reelected president,
but IL is understood that he will not serve
for very long period. He is anxious to
remain president until after the Cascade
division is opened permanently, and he
will then give way probably to Vice Presi
| deut Oakes.
| Vice President and General Manager
Oakes' report is o most elaborate docu
| ment. He speaks OF the completion o
| tho Cascade division as. the most i'm
| portant event OF the year. and refers to
the acquisition OF the Oregon Railway and
| Navigation by the Union Pacific
and and the -, opening OF a,o through raj a,
OF the Northern Pacific to San Fran
cisco. He shows plainly the wisdom
OF occupying territory by the branch lines
and refers to the Duluth and Manitoba
| and five or six other important Northern
| Pacific feeders under construction. The
extension OF the st. Paul, Minneapolis
Manitoba road into territory heretofore
occupied by the Northern Pacific is refer
red to, and the completion OF the Ca
Mr.. Oakes regards as satisfactor.
and he predicts favorable results inthe tut
ure. The number OF bushels OF wheat han
died by the company was 11.144, ,566 o
nearly 500, 600 more than in 1856, put tn
earnings from this traffic are a few thous
| ands oil dollars less than during last year
The live stock business shows n remarka
BILE increase, notwithstanding the fact tina
last winter was a most severe one on cattle
More than lG, 500, ,O0Opounds OF ool, hide
and pelts were carried, an increase inear
20per cent. The tonnage ofsalmon and hop
was largely increased. The total mileage
road owned and leased is 81. 1O2 miles, n
increase during the year OF 294 miles. TIL
Northern Pacific Express Company earne
$50, ,957 net after paying the railroad con
pany S273,S33 for transportation. I'll
gross earnings OF the express compan
which were s26S, S6i in 1885, we're S595
573 in 1887. Immigration has fallen o
somewhat in consequence OF the shol
wheat crop in Dakota in 1856, but I'll
prospects are that there will be an increas
next year.